[resolved] keep last part of string after a character (or substring)

[hvanderborg]

Hi,
Trying to get the last part of a string, in this case it's a url:
http://mydomain.com/abc-defg/filename
How can I get the last part, 'filename' or in other words: the part of string behind the last slash character "/"
I looked around on the forum for stringhandling but found only clear descriptions to get the left or right part after the first occurrence of "/". Also found that there exist some stringUtils in exchange but those seem not available in the version I'm using (5.3.0.r101800). Perhaps only for earlier versions.
Best Regards,
Henry

[janhess]

You could use this routine to reverse the string then get the left part then reverse the result.

/**
* reverseIt() Reverses a string.
*
* {talendTypes} String
*
* {Category}my_routines
*
* {param} string ("fred") input: the string to be reversed
*
* {example} reverseIt("fred") # derf
*
*/
public static String reverseIt(String source) {
int i, len = source.length();
StringBuffer dest = new StringBuffer(len);
for (i = (len - 1); i >= 0; i--)
dest.append(source.charAt(i));
return dest.toString();
}

[hvanderborg]

Many thanks for you quick response, that makes sense. Since I'm quite new with Talend, where should I put the code in, a routine? I might need some exact guidance since that would be the first time, so far managed to do all with the built in components

[hvanderborg]

sorry you already said 'use this routine' guess I need to dive into routines then, as simple copy paste of the code in routines gets me syntax error warnings in the routine code screen

[janhess]

create a routine called my_routines and paste the code in to replace what's auto generated for the example routine.
This gives
package routines;
/*
* user specification: the function's comment should contain keys as follows: 1. write about the function's comment.but
* it must be before the "{talendTypes}" key.
*
* 2. {talendTypes} 's value must be talend Type, it is required . its value should be one of: String, char | Character,
* long | Long, int | Integer, boolean | Boolean, byte | Byte, Date, double | Double, float | Float, Object, short |
* Short
*
* 3. {Category} define a category for the Function. it is required. its value is user-defined .
*
* 4. {param} 's format is: {param} <type> <name>
*
* <type> 's value should be one of: string, int, list, double, object, boolean, long, char, date. <name>'s value is the
* Function's parameter name. the {param} is optional. so if you the Function without the parameters. the {param} don't
* added. you can have many parameters for the Function.
*
* 5. {example} gives a example for the Function. it is optional.
*/
public class my_routines {
/**
* reverseIt() Reverses a string.
*
* {talendTypes} String
*
* {Category}my_routines
*
* {param} string ("fred") input: the string to be reversed
*
* {example} reverseIt("fred") # derf
*
*/
public static String reverseIt(String source) {
int i, len = source.length();
StringBuffer dest = new StringBuffer(len);
for (i = (len - 1); i >= 0; i--)
dest.append(source.charAt(i));
return dest.toString();
}
}

[hvanderborg · Accepted solution]

Thank you so much Janhess,
I missed the 'public class my_routines {' part in my first try, discovered the mistake thanks to your example.
If others also stumble on this thread, I used the routine by adding the expression below in tMap.
my_routines.reverseIt(StringHandling.LEFT((my_routines.reverseIt(row8.imageUrl)),StringHandling.INDEX((my_routines.reverseIt(row8.imageUrl)) ,"/")))
Perhaps the expression can be made easier I don't know, but the end result is exactly the last part after the "/", as intended.
Many thanks, how should I indicate as resolved?
Henry

[Anonymous]

Hello guy,
what if I have a column with URL"s like:
http://www.mydomain-1.com/a/b/c/image1.jpg
http://www.mydomain-2.com/j/u/image2.jpg
.....
http://www.mydomain-x.com/f/r/y/w/image20000.jpg
The ulrs have not the same lenght, domains and subfolders.
How can I substract only the base name of the image, like:
image1.jpg
image2.jpg
...
image20000.jpg
Thank you for your help,
Lucian

[Anonymous]

Don't forget that the String Class has the method String.lastIndexOf, so you could simply use this with String.substring.

[Anonymous]

Hi,
You're obliged to create your function and add it to your talend studio, in repository>code>routine

When your fonction added you will find it in tMap in the category "defined by user".

This is a simple function in java that i have made on Eclipse, i have tested on two exemple and i have the right result that you are looking for.

String Str = new String("http://www.mydomain-1.com/a/b/c/image1.jpg");

System.out.print("Found Index :" );
System.out.println(Str.lastIndexOf("/"));
int beginIndex = Str.lastIndexOf("/")+1;

Str = Str.substring(beginIndex);
System.out.println(Str);

String Str1 = new String("http://www.mydomain-x.com/f/r/y/w/image20000.jpg");

System.out.print("Found Index :" );
System.out.println(Str1.lastIndexOf("/"));
int beginIndex1 = Str1.lastIndexOf("/")+1;

Str1 = Str1.substring(beginIndex1);
System.out.println(Str1);
results :
Found Index :31
image1.jpg
Found Index :33
image20000.jpg

in your class you can use this function.

public static String deleateSuboldersFromUrl(String str) {

return str.substring(str.lastIndexOf("/")+1);

}
It is an idea and you can adapt and optimize it.
Best regards